Deep Fried Whole Buffalo Turkey

Name: Deep Fried Whole Buffalo Turkey
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters storebought or homemade blue cheese dressing; 1 head celery, rinsed; 710 milliliters 24 ounces Franks Red Hot sauce; 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 gallons peanut oil; 1 turkey, about 12 pounds, giblets removed, patted dry; 340 grams (3 sticks) unsalted butter

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Deep Fried Whole Buffalo Turkey a try. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 13408 calories, 75g of protein, and 1479g of fat per serving. A mixture of cheese dressing, celery, frank's hot sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Place turkey on frying rig according to manufacturer's instructions with legs pointing down.

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Whole Turkey

Add to empty frying vessel.

Add oil until turkey is barely submerged.

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Cooking Oil

Remove turkey, allow excess oil to drip back into pot, and transfer to rimmed baking sheet.

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Whole Turkey

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Ignite turkey fryer and heat oil to 350°F. Turn off gas completely and slowly lower turkey into hot oil (process should take at least 1 1/2 minutes). When turkey is fully submerged, reignite turkey fryer and adjust flame to maintain steady 325 to 350°F. Fry until instant read thermometer inserted into coolest part of breast registers 145°F, 27 to 25 minutes. Allow excess oil to drip back into pot, transfer turkey to clean disposable aluminum tray or rimmed baking sheet, season with salt and pepper, and allow to rest at least 10 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

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Meanwhile, make hot sauce.

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Hot Sauce

Heat Frank's and butter in medium saucepan over medium-high heat, whisking occasionally until butter is fully melted and sauce is hot.

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Sauce

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Whisk

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After turkey has rested, ladle half of hot sauce evenly over every surface.

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Whole Turkey

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Ladle

Transfer to serving platter.

Pour excess sauce from baking sheet back over turkey. Carve turkey and serve immediately with celery, passing extra hot sauce and blue cheese dressing at the table.

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Blue Cheese Dressing